Posted 4 months ago #
I am mediating between disagreeing developers. One says:
- Taking an existing WordPress theme and modifying it is okay
The other says:
- You're much better off creating a new custom theme. That way, future Worpress upgrades won't break it.
Can anyone weigh in on this issue?
Thanks!
Third option: create a child theme.
You're much better off creating a new custom theme. That way, future Worpress upgrades won't break it.
This is incorrect. Changes in WordPress core can still make a custom theme incompatible. What it will protect you from is automatic upgrades which may wipe out your custom changes.
Which is why esmi's suggestion of a child theme is the best. You get upgrades from the parent theme without losing your own custom changes.
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